Kota Bandung

Bandung is the capital city of West Java province, and the third largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta and Surabaya. Nicknamed Parijs van Java by the Dutch for its resemblance to Paris and European atmosphere back in colonial times, it is locally called…

Places of Interest

Highlights include Merdeka Building and Bandung Geological Museum.

Merdeka Building

Historic building

Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.

Merdeka Building is an Art Deco building in Jalan Asia-Afrika, Bandung, Indonesia. Today it serves as a museum displaying collections and photographs of the Asian–African Conference, the first Non-Aligned Movement event, which was held there in 1955.

Bandung Geological Museum

Museum

Photo: Utari Akhir Gusti, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bandung Geological Museum is a Museum in Bandung, Indonesia. The Museum was built in 1928 and inaugurated with the name "Geologische Museum" on 16 May, 1929.

Sri Baduga Museum

Museum

Photo: Rochelimit, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sri Baduga Museum is a state museum located in Bandung, Indonesia. As a state museum, the museum features various items related with the province of West Java, such as Sundanese crafts, furnishings, geologic history, and natural diversity.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Bandung and North Bandung.

Central Bandung

Photo: Sabung.hamster, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Central Bandung forms the city centre of the city of Bandung. Although the area had been inhabited before, it was here that the city of Bandung was founded in the year 1810, at the place where the Great Post Road crosses the Cikapundung river.

North Bandung

Photo: Gunkarta, CC BY-SA 3.0.

North Bandung covers some key urban expansions of Bandung during the early 20th century. It covers the Dago area with the ITB university campus and many cafés, restaurants, and the former colonial government centre of Gedung Sate.

Kota Bandung

Also known as: “Bandung” and “Kotapradja Bandung”
Location: Western Java, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

-6.9167° or 6° 55′ south

Longitude

107.6333° or 107° 38′ east

Population

2,540,000

Elevation

694 metres (2,277 feet)

Open location code

6P593JMM+88

GeoNames ID

6559695

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In Other Languages

“Kota Bandung” goes by many names.

Indonesian: “Kota Bandung”
Indonesian: “Kotamadya Bandung”

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